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Thursday, January 5th, 2017

It started with a retiree. Now the Women’s March could be the biggest inauguration demonstration.

Author:     Perry Stein and Sandhya Somashekhar
Source:     The Washington Post
Publication Date:     January 3 at 7:41 PM
Link: It started with a retiree. Now the Women’s March could be the biggest inauguration demonstration.
Stephan:   This is a wonderful story and a classic example of how the 8 laws work. Just as the Tea Party arose on the Right.  I think we are going to see arise a strong and coherent wellness oriented movement in the U.S., and that this may be the official announcement of it.

Janaye Ingram, center, with Ianta Summers and Ted Jackson at 3rd Street and Independence Avenue SW, where the march will begin. Ingram has been the local point person for getting the logistics issues smoothed out.
Credit: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post

Teresa Shook never considered herself much of an activist, or someone particularly versed in feminist theory. But when the results of the presidential election became clear, the retired attorney in Hawaii turned to Facebook and asked: What if women marched on Washington around Inauguration Day en masse?

She asked her online friends how to create an event page, and then started one for the march she was hoping would happen.

By the time she went to bed, 40 women responded that they were in.

When she woke up, that number had exploded to 10,000.

Now, more than 100,000 people have registered their plans to attend the Women’s March on Washington in what is expected to be the largest demonstration linked to Donald Trump’s inauguration and a focal point for activists on the left who have been energized in opposing his agenda.